Researchers seek to discover how interactive video games can be designed to improve physical activity, prevention behaviors and self-management of chronic conditions The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) announced more than $1.85 million in grants for research that will offer unprecedented insight into how digital games can improve players’ health behaviors and outcomes. With funding [...]
World’s Largest and Most Revolutionary Cruise Ship Sets Sail for Home Port of Fort Lauderdale, Fla. After nearly six years in the making, Royal Caribbean International proudly took delivery of its newest and most revolutionary cruise ship, Oasis of the Seas, from STX Europe in Turku, Finland. Kicking off the 12-day countdown until her U.S. [...]
Classic Album Titles From Donovan, Dave Mason, Trey Lorenz, Mike Bloomfield, Laura Nyro, Argent & Others To Be Released for the First Time in the Digital Realm Legacy Recordings, the world’s foremost catalog music label, is continuing its on-going digital reissue initiative with a round of classic album titles, from a variety of genres, to [...]
The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences tonight (Sunday, September 20, 2009) awarded the 2008-2009 Primetime Emmys for programs and individual achievements on the “61st Primetime Emmy Awards†originating on the CBS Television Network from the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live in Los Angeles. The Academy’s Chairman & CEO John Shaffner participated in the awards ceremony.  [...]
Michael Jackson’s THIS IS IT will offer Jackson fans and music lovers worldwide a rare, behind-the-scenes look at the performer as he developed, created and rehearsed for his sold-out concerts that would have taken place beginning this summer in London’s O2 Arena. Chronicling the months from April through June, 2009, the film is produced with [...]
CO2PENHAGEN is the world’s first CO2-neutral culture, art and music festival. At the festival, which takes place 5th-6th September at the Technical University of Denmark, we open the doors to a fantastic universe of music, art, film and technology, and demonstrate how the latest green technology can be used to create a sustainable platform filled [...]
For those travellers who wish to heighten their holiday experience and ‘Wake Up Happy’, Hotels.com(R) highlights some record-breaking hotels around the world, whether they are the biggest, tallest, oldest, greenest or most expensive. The hotels featured on the Hotels.com list of ‘est’ factor hotels offer extraordinary accommodation which defies the norm and offers travellers a [...]
Ten-Time Emmy-Winner “The Daily Show With Jon Stewart” Cited Again For Program, Writing, Directing, Plus Two Picture Editing Nods, Totaling Five Nominations Writing Emmy-Winner Hit “The Colbert Report” Scores Three Nominations For Show, Writing And Directing “A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift Of All!” Receives Three Emmy Nods For Music, Art Direction And Picture Editing [...]
His music defined an era while his music videos re-defined a medium. Michael Jackson simply changed the world forever with his artistry, his vision and his music. Starting Saturday, June 27 at 12 noon ET/PT, VH1 Classic will celebrate the legacy of the man that became the “King Of Pop” and the artist behind “Thriller,” [...]
On this day in 1776, the Declaration of Independence was approved by the Continental Congress, setting the 13 colonies on the road to freedom as a sovereign nation. As always, this most American of holidays will be marked by parades, fireworks and backyard barbecues across the country. 2.5 million In July 1776, the estimated number [...]